A. User Identification and Interviews

Identify the intended audience for your game

 

Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development

  1. What are some games you have played recently?
  2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
  3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
  4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?

Answers:

  1. League of Legends
  2. Battleship
  3. 10 minutes
  4. Easy to understand and to play

Conduct interview #2 with a user after beta testing (must be different person than #1)

  1. What are some games you have played recently?
  2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
  3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
  4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
  5. When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?
  6. When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?

Answers:

  1. Minecraft
  2. Snake
  3. 5 – 20 minutes
  4. Storyline
  5. Betting
  6. Less significant figures when showing money